I've been "off-duty" for a while. Hard to believe it has been that long.
Our little house on the prairie is sailing into the teeth of winter now, which comes on apace. It continues to be a strange fall— one day being a balmy 60° with lovely sun and little wind and the next morning it will be 10° at sun-up. It certainly keeps things interesting.
Jack is back. Same ol' lovable Jack but a sharper dude in the field, and stylish too. He's been used to daily exertion and bugs me no end when he doesn't get his ration of run-and-search. I was a bit concerned about him when I got him home as he was very thin. "Skin and bones" would not have been un-apt. But when I weighed him I found that he had lost just a single pound. I would have sworn at least ten. Everything had been turned to hard muscle and it all showed when he moved.
I'm a firm believer in lean dogs, but he was a bit too lean for my taste so I have been building him up a bit with special fatty beef stews over his kibble and that sort of thing. He's already looking better to my eyes. I never want him to be fat, but I do want him to have a bit of reserve.
The regular firearm deer season here ends tomorrow. I have had at least twenty opportunities to take one and have yet to do so. I'm just not as keen on it as I once was, and I guess I am waiting for a sign that "this is the one"— which hasn't come yet.
I can't believe the holiday season is once more upon us. And soon it will be over and we can say Another one down!
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I'd say Jack is looking lean and mean, but I don't believe on his best acting day he could look MEAN!!
Welcome back to both of you.
Hi, Bob, and thanks.
No, you are right: there is nothing at all mean about Jack. He's the same old sweet chuckle-head he was when he went off to skool. Can't tell you how good it is to have him back.
Glad you're back!
"Lean and mean" is okay, but I don't like the looks of Jack's hip bones sticking out like that. I'm with you, a little reserve is a good thing. Especially with your cold winters!
Hugs to the Prairie Wonder Dawgz from Central Califreakia.
Yes, lean is one thing, but he was a step down from that. He's responding to my "recovery diet" very well and filling out nicely, just as I want him to.
The PWDs say "Thanks!" for the hugs! Hugs are something they never want rationed!
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